Are these good heat levels or can I overclock more? i7-4770K + Phanteks PH-TC12DX

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I have been running this system over 6 months now with the CPU OCed to 4.0GHz and get these heat results. Could I go higher or is this good?

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz
CPU Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK 68.5 CFM
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150
Memory: Mushkin Stealth 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB
Case: Cooler Master HAF XM (Black) ATX Mid Tower
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX

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i7Baby,

Respectfully, "Package" temperature is simply the temperature of the highest "Core". There is no 10C difference between "Core" temperature and "Package" temperature, except for the difference between the highest and lowest "Cores", which, of course, varies among individual processors. There is, however, a 5C difference between "Core" temperature and "CPU" temperature.

You're not the first person to blur the distinction between "Core" temperature, "Package" temperature and "CPU" temperature. Unless you're a thermodynamics engineer, how's anyone supposed to understand this mess when Intel's thermal specifications (written by engineers, edited by lawyers) are about as clear as mud?

If that's not challenging...
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are these temps at idle or under load, if so what load?
if thats idle, im fairly certain that something is going wrong in your system, either with your CPU Cooler, the thermal paste of the CPU or your case cooling (ambient case temp). if thats under load (80-90%+) i think that would be fine. but dont take my word for it. Google it to be sure. also im thinking about getting the MSI Z87-G45 as my new motherboard, is it good?
 
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i7Baby,

Respectfully, "Package" temperature is simply the temperature of the highest "Core". There is no 10C difference between "Core" temperature and "Package" temperature, except for the difference between the highest and lowest "Cores", which, of course, varies among individual processors. There is, however, a 5C difference between "Core" temperature and "CPU" temperature.

You're not the first person to blur the distinction between "Core" temperature, "Package" temperature and "CPU" temperature. Unless you're a thermodynamics engineer, how's anyone supposed to understand this mess when Intel's thermal specifications (written by engineers, edited by lawyers) are about as clear as mud?

If that's not challenging enough, it's even more difficult to keep the terminologies straight when Intel contradicts their own terms in their Extreme Tuning Utility. Yet another example of one hand in a giant corporation not knowing what the other hand is doing. It's no wonder that the topic of processor temperatures has everyone so damned confused!

I seem to spend much of my time and efforts here at Tom's trying to "un-confuse" everyone ... and it's an uphill battle for every inch of ground gained!

Guys,

You might want to give this a read: Intel Temperature Guide - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1800828/intel-temperature-guide.html

Shockeray,

Without knowing your ambient, I would say that yes, you have considerable headroom to push your overclock higher.

CT :sol:
 
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